2014 Kill Bill Century: May 4, 2014 at 7am

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  • April 23, 2014 at 12:07 pm #915177
    Dirt
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    Well it is that time of year again… I’m 10 pounds overweight, but I can’t resist the wonderful spectacle that is the Kill Bill Century. I think this is the 6th time I’ve lead the ride and it never gets old with me.
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    Everyone looks so happy! They haven’t started the ride yet.

    For those not familiar with the ride, here it is by the numbers:
    Distance: 108 miles
    Elevation gain: 12,800 feet
    Location: North Arlington, Falls Church and a little dip into Annandale.
    Number of turns: 475

    You read that correctly.

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    Oddly enough, the finishers still look happy??? I think they’re happy that they don’t have to climb any more hills.

    Last year we had an amazing ride. We had 20 people start and 10 finish. Everyone that set out with the intent to finish the whole thing did so. By far that is the most impressive year yet. Usually we start with 15-20 people and have anywhere from 2-4 complete the whole ride.

    Since the route has almost 500 turns in such a confined area, it tends to be lead by the few of us that have ridden it many times. It has historically stayed together as a group. This group needs to keep moving. Elapsed time for this ride is usually between 10 and 11 hours. I encourage people to study the route and learn as much as they can. I understand that no-one has the encyclopedic knowledge of the route that I have gained by creating it. It helps to have people who are familiar. The link to the full route will be finalized today.

    Because the route is quite compact, it is very easy to complete part of the ride. I’ve also heard talk of people setting up party places along the route. Last year rcannon, consularrider and the wonderful folks at Bikenetic all had cheering sections out for us. We had folks ride 30 miles, 60 miles and even join us for the last 35 miles of the ride. While we encourage folks to do shorter versions, please keep in mind that the bus needs to keep rolling if it is going to make it to the finish. I’m not going to be riding this loop quickly, but it will need to keep rolling.

    This is a fund-raising ride! While a donation is not required by any means, I ask that people donate to my cause: Gang Rescue and Support Program (GRASP). The fundraising site will also be up later today. GRASP Is a peer-run group that gets kids out of gangs. It has been around for over 20 years and been used as a model all over the US. My mom is co-founder.

    Facebook Info Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/232435336956758
    Even if you’re not on Facebook, you should be able to see that. It is a public event.

    Please let me know if you have questions. I’m happy to answer them!

    Pete

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  • April 23, 2014 at 1:47 pm #999306
    consularrider
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    I will start out and hang at the back, but don’t know if I have the legs to finish.

    April 23, 2014 at 1:54 pm #999309
    Phatboing
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    This sounds like exactly the kind of thing I bought the Future Space Sex Machine for.

    The engine, however, I cannot fully vouch for.

    April 23, 2014 at 1:55 pm #999310
    Dirt
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    @consularrider 83255 wrote:

    I will start out and hang at the back, but don’t know if I have the legs to finish.

    My problem isn’t that I don’t have the legs… It is that I’ve got too much belly. ;)

    April 23, 2014 at 2:05 pm #999312
    consularrider
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    @Dirt 83259 wrote:

    My problem isn’t that I don’t have the legs… It is that I’ve got too much belly. ;)

    Well, I’ve certainly got the belly too. It also doesn’t help being an old phart. :p

    April 23, 2014 at 2:50 pm #999324
    dkel
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    I’m working that morning, but the ride goes right through my neighborhood. If the timing is right, and I’m home when everyone passes by, could I tag along for a few miles?

    April 23, 2014 at 3:51 pm #999328
    Dirt
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    @dkel 83273 wrote:

    I’m working that morning, but the ride goes right through my neighborhood. If the timing is right, and I’m home when everyone passes by, could I tag along for a few miles?

    Yes please!

    April 23, 2014 at 3:54 pm #999329
    Dirt
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    The route has been updated. I made a few changes due to road construction and loss of the Barcroft Causeway as a public route. Though we don’t gain any mileage and only a few feet of elevation increase, the route appears to be a bit more painful.

    http://ridewithgps.com/routes/4526173

    Don’t pay any attention to RideWithGPS’ elevation estimate. Last year’s route was almost 12,800 feet of climbing using a fairly accurate GPS course.

    April 23, 2014 at 3:55 pm #999330
    ShawnoftheDread
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    Why does it seem like the elevation increases each time I hear about it? Because you’re evil or because I need to meditate on Rule 5?

    April 23, 2014 at 4:15 pm #999334
    Geoff
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    OK, I’ll pencil the event in. Sounds like it will be in my neighborhood, and it’s got climbs. What’s not to like?

    Hope I can keep up with the pack though. I may not be able to figure out all those turns on my own.

    April 23, 2014 at 4:40 pm #999338
    hozn
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    Sadly I won’t be able to make it this year, as I have a conflicting event May 4. I enjoyed the ride last year. It is a long day in the saddle, but it was very social and there was no shortage of Dirt singing to keep everyone’s spirits up. Definitely had a great time. I was the only one to flat (Dirt has photo evidence) last year, which surprised me; that’s what I get for running [road] tubeless (learned my lesson there!).

    If there’s another version in the fall, I’m interested!

    April 23, 2014 at 4:42 pm #999339
    Dirt
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    @ShawnoftheDread 83279 wrote:

    Why does it seem like the elevation increases each time I hear about it? Because you’re evil or because I need to meditate on Rule 5?

    Over the 5+ years of the routes existence, the elevation has gone up from about 10,800 to my estimate of 12,800.

    I have usually talked about it with educated guesses for the elevation gain because Ride With GPS doesn’t accurately calculate it.

    Today I looked at the actual elevation data recorded on 4 different types of devices by 12 different people on many occasions over the last 3 years. The lowest measured elevation gain was 10,800. The highest was 13,200. I’ve ridden the loop 20 times in the last 5 years and pretty consistently come up with numbers that tend to validate the mid-upper 12,000 estimate. It takes me a little while to calculate that because I generally ride for an hour before and after the ride so my legs don’t explode. I rarely take the time to subtract out the pre and post ride elevation.

    Does that help?

    April 23, 2014 at 4:46 pm #999340
    Dirt
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    @hozn 83287 wrote:

    Sadly I won’t be able to make it this year, as I have a conflicting event May 4. I enjoyed the ride last year. It is a long day in the saddle, but it was very social and there was no shortage of Dirt singing to keep everyone’s spirits up. Definitely had a great time. I was the only one to flat (Dirt has photo evidence) last year, which surprised me; that’s what I get for running [road] tubeless (learned my lesson there!).

    If there’s another version in the fall, I’m interested!

    Honestly the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen on this route was hozn going for and getting the KOM on Jay Miller Dr. (arguably the toughest climb on the route) close to mile 90 of the route. If I’m not mistaken, that KOM stands to this day…. though me publicizing that may have some people shooting for it.

    April 23, 2014 at 4:50 pm #999341
    Dirt
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    @ShawnoftheDread 83279 wrote:

    Why does it seem like the elevation increases each time I hear about it? Because you’re evil or because I need to meditate on Rule 5?

    Plus the older I get, the faster I was. ;)

    April 23, 2014 at 5:03 pm #999344
    ShawnoftheDread
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    Yeah, it’s just me. I will think about Rule 5 the rest of the day.

    April 23, 2014 at 5:07 pm #999345
    jrenaut
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    After that KOM, I think the “H” in Rule 5 now stands for “hozn”.

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